Electric waffle iron



Oct. 13, v I M. BIEBEL ELECTRIC WAFFLE' IRON Filed July 2 1922 WITNESSES: z? INVENTOR Herman M. Biebel.

Patented e. 13, 1925.

' HERMAN. I. OB OAKHONT, PENNSYLITANIA, ASSIGNOB TO WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC & MANUFACTURING-COMPANY, A CORPORATION 01 PENNSYLVANIA.

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Application filed I1l17\Bl, 1922. Serial No. 577,888.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERMAN M. BIEBEL, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Oakmont, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have in vented a new and useful Improvement in "-sha e. Each of the'casings is surfaces 14 and a quantity 16 of a Electric Waflle Irons, of which the followin is a specification.

y invention relates to electrically-heated devices and, particularly, to electricallyheated waflle irons.

One object of my invention is to provide a relatively simple and compact construction for an electrically heated wafiie iron.

. Another object of my invention is to provide. relatively simple and inconspicuous carr ing means for an electrically-heated we 9 iron.

Another object of my .invention is to provide a simple means for actuating the upper casing relatively to the lower casing.

. In practicing in invention, I provide a pair of su rpose casings, each of which is provide with an electrical heating ele- -ment and a waflle-baking surface. I provide carrying handles secured to the lower casing at each of the two ends, and means for conducting the current from the heating element of one casing'to that of the other casin I provide a hand-wheel located at the ront and bottom of the lower casin mounted'with a shaft extending to the bac of the casing and having a link connection with the upper casing,

In the single sheet of drawings,

Figure 1 is a top plan view of an electrically'heated waflle iron embodying my invention; I

Fig. 2 is a viewin front elevation thereof; and I Fig.3 is a view, in end elevation, of a device embodying my invention.

A waffle iron, designated generally by the numeral 11, comprises a lower metal casing 12 and an upper metal casing '13, which may be of any suitable or desired contour but are here shown as substantially rectangular in wit a baking surface 14 of any suitable or desired type usually employed with waflle irons. An electric-heating element 15 is located closely adjacent to each of the baking suitable heat-insulating material, suchas mineral wool, is placed between the heating elements rovided' 15. and the outer wall of the respective casmgs. Theconst'ruction just described is not essential and is not a part of my invention,

and any suitable or deslred construction may be employed.

A socket member 17 is secured to the back wall of each of the casings 12 and 13, and

the ends of a flexible. armored conduit 18 are located in the respective sockets 17. A conductor member (not shown) is placed within the conduit 18 to permit of electrical- 1y connecting the heating elements in the two casings. A terminal box 19 is located on the under surface of the casing 12' and receives the end of a supply-circuit conductor 21 of an suitable or desired construction. Suita is supporting members 22 are provided and operatively engage the lower surface of the lower casing 12.

A pair of. handle members 23 comprising metal members 24 and a heat-insulatin handle 25 are operatively associated wit the lower casing 12. Hinge members 24 'of'any suitable or desired construction are secured to the back wall of the respective casings 12 and 13 to permit of varying the angular position of the upper casing relatively to the lower casing.

Means for varyin the position of the upper casing relatively to the lower casin com rises a hand-wheel 26, which is locate at t e front and at the bottom of the lower casing 12 and is suitably secured on a rearwardly-extending shaft 27, which is rotatably mounted in suitable bearing members 28, which are secured against the bottom wall of the lower casing 12. A lever 29 is 'suitably secured to the shaft 27 at the rear end thereof, as by a plurality of nuts 31 having screw-threaded engagement with the shaft 27 The lever 29 is provided, at its outer end, with a crank pin 32, to which is pivotally connected a link member 33. The outer end of the link member 33 isof substantially ball-shape and o eratively engages a socket end of a secon link member 34, the other end of which is of ball-shape. The up er end of the link 34 operativelyengages t 9 socket end of a lug 35, which is rigidly secured to the rear wall of the upper casing 13 and extends rearwardly therefrom.

When it is desired to open the'hand-wheel 26 is given a turning-movement in either direction, causing a turning the wattle iron,

movement of the shaft 27 and of the lever 29'secured thereto,-whereby the crank pin and causing aturnin upper casing on the' 32 is-moved in an arcuate path and in a' downwardly direction. -This causes the outer end of the In to be moved downwardly, the two he -and-socket connections between the respective members 33, 34 and 35 permitting a .turnin movement of the crank-pin 32 in a'directlonlaterally of the movement of the outer end of the lug 35 movement 'of the inged members 24. By suitablyv selecting the lengths of the members 29, 33, 34 and 35, it is possible to move the upper casing 13 toa position substantially at right angles to the lower casing, when'the hand-wheel 26 has been given a" turning movement through substantialliv 180" A further movement of the han wheel permits of the up casing returnin to its'normal or close position. 4 v

arious modifications in the details of my invention may be made without depart- T in from the spirit and sec thereof, and esiref therefore,

- 'rear, end of said shaft with the upper casing and operative by a turningmovement means and said upper casin of said shaft, to raise said up r casing.

2. In a waflle iron, the com ination with an upper anda lower electrically heated casing hinged together, of-means directly operatively mountedfonthe lower casing and having a turning movement in one plane, and means connecting said turnin for effecting aturnin'gmovement thereof in a lane substantially at right angles to said rst lane in accordance with the movement 0- said,

turning means;

- a; In a waflle iron, the combination with e an upper and a lower electrically-heated casing hinged together, of means secured to the bottom surface of said lower casing and-having a turning movement relatively thereto, and means operatively connecting said turning means and said uppercasing and comprisin eifecting angu ar movement of said upper casing relatively tosaid lower casing in accordance with the movement of said turning means.

a-ball-and-socket joint for 4. In a waflle iron, the combination with an upper and a .lower electrically heated casing hinged together,of means directly operatively mounted on the lower casing and having a turning movement in one plane, and means connecting said'turning means and said'upper casing for effecting a turning movement thereof in a lane substantially at right an Ice to said first plane in accordance with t e movement of said turning means, said connecting means comprising a plurality of ball-and-socket joints. 5. In 'a waflle iron, the combination with 'an upper and a lower electrically-heated casing hinged to ether, of a'shaft rotatably mounted at the bottom of the lower casin and extending from front to back thereo a hand wheel secured to said" shaft at the front of the casing, 'and a link motion,

comprising a plurality -of ball-and-socket joints, operatively connecting the rear end of said s aft to the upper casin for'va ing the angular position thereo v .to the lower casing in accordance with the turning movement of said shaft. I

6. In a wafile iron, the combination with a lower electrically-heatedcasing, and an upper electrically-heated casing hingedly mounted on said lower casin and having a turning movement relative y thereto, in-

one plane, offmeans, directly operatively relative y mounted on said lower casing, for efiectmg said turning movement of the upper casing g by a turning movement in a plane substantially at right, angles to the plane of the turning movement ofthe up r casing.

In testimony whereof, I

subscribed my "HERMAN M. BI'EBEL.

ave hereunto name this 13th day of July, I 

